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Annual Report 2016 – 2017 I would like to welcome you to EPIC’s first annual report. We pride ourselves on innovation and doing things differently. This is shown by the fact that our first annual report covers 18 months from January 2016 to June 2017! Paul Buck | Founder and Group CEO Download now

Chelsea FC commission EPIC Risk Management to work with U/16, U18 and U/23 level players. Following the high-profile work that EPIC Risk Management have been doing within professional rugby union and professional cricket over the last 12 months, Chelsea FC have this month commissioned them to deliver gambling awareness education to their elite academy squads […] Read more

AN ACCOUNTANT gambled away more than £850,000 from the company where he was paid to look after the finances. A court heard Matthew Stevens, 30, abused the trust placed in him by his boss who “treated him like a son” after he took him on as a school leaver and trained him to be a […] Read more

BDO’s has now released its 14th FraudTrack report. Since 2003 they have been tracking fraud cases reported in publically available sources. FraudTrack includes all fraud cases valued at over £50,000 in the UK. “The significant increase in fraud is quite shocking, but I am not surprised that the second biggest reason for fraud is gambling. […] Read more

Feature by the BBC “He was jailed for defrauding one of the biggest banks out of more than £400,000. He lost his job, his place in society and served time in prison – and all because of a pathological gambling addiction. Now, Paul Buck is working with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to highlight the potential […] Read more

Company bosses could be prosecuted for failing to stop their staff committing fraud under new laws being considered by ministers. The plans, which have yet to be officially unveiled, follow similar plans to make company boards liable if staff facilitate tax evasion. Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to end “boardroom excess” and make tackling […] Read more

London, Tuesday 13th December The true cost of problem gambling is revealed today in a new report commissioned by GambleAware. The study, completed by the IPPR, estimates that problem gamblers cost the government between £260 million and £1.2 billion per year. The research highlights which parts of Government absorb the worst of the costs of […] Read more

This year, the BDO analysis of UK fraud shows that the total value of reported fraud in 2015 was £1.5bn, an increase of 110% from the previous year, and the highest value since 2011. The report, which examines reported fraud cases over £50,000 in the UK, finds that the total number of cases, however, fell […] Read more

A charity has called on all organisations that profit from gambling to help fund support services for problem punters after figures showed just 3% are receiving help. GambleAware, formerly known as the Responsible Gambling Trust, said advertisers, lotteries and professional sports clubs as well as the industry itself should contribute to research, education and treatment […] Read more